Steadying device for supplementary vehicle-springs.



YOUNG. STEADYING DEYIGBFOE SUPPLEMENTARY VEHICLE SPRINGS. APPLICATION FILED DEC. 1906.

901,578. Patented 0m 20, 1908. Y 5 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

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%/2M/ M W V g W. YOUNG. STEADYING DEVICE FOR SUPPLEMENTARY VEHICLE SPRINGS.

' APPLICATION FILED DEC. 26, 1906.

901,578. Patented Oct. 20, 1908.

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W. YOUNG. STEADYING DEVICE FOR SUXPLEMENTARY VEHICLE? SPRINGS. APPLICATION FILED D110. 26, 1906.

901,578. Patented 0ct.20,1908.

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H/z'fnesses W. YOUNG.

STEADYING DEVIGE'POR SUPPLEMENTARY VEHICLE SPRINGS.

APPLICATION FILED DEC 26, 1906. 901,578. Patented 0ct.20,1908.

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W. YOUNG.

STEADYING DEVICE FOR SUPPLEMENTARY VEHICLE SPRINGS.

APPLICATION FILED DEC, 26, 1906.

9Q1,5'78. Patented Oct. 20, 1908.

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witiiiAM YOUNG,

COMPANY, OrsnLoUIs, MISSOURI, A CORPORATION OF i 'sso n-i.

To (ill whom it may concern: a --Be' it known thatl, VILLIAM YOUNG, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city of 'St. Louis and State of Missouri, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in fSteadying Devices for Supplementary v'ehicleSprings, of which the following.

.J is" a specification, reference being had'there'in tothej acconipanylng drawings.

fThisfi n'vention relates to steadying devices forsupplementary' vehicle springs, and is particularly intended for use in connection with springs of thekind described in the J' patent. granted to Samu i dg a dated December'lQ, 1905, Nd. 807 ,612.

The; present invention is designed especially'to overcome those forces which have a tendency to distort the shape of the supplementarysprings and thus to destroy or I springs, it should be 'understoo impair their efiicacy. "'While, -however, in

this application reference is made to only one particular type "of sup lementary d that said type'isgiven merely as an example,'and that there' inay be many such springs in connection with? which the hereindescribed' invention can advantageously be used.

In the. drawings forming part of this specification, in which like numbers of ref erence denote like parts Wherever they occur, Figure 1 is a front elevation of a spring equipped vvitli my device, part'of the spring being shown in section, 'Fig. 2 is a I .topplanview of a modified form of one part r equipped with m of the steadyil-ig device; 'Fig.,3is a side ele: vation ojf'a springequipped'with my device, shOWvingthe method of attaching a spring steady/ ing device" to a Semi-elliptic'vehic e'spring; Fig. 4' is a per: spective detailed view of one part of the steadying device here described; Fig." 5 is l-NEW similar to Fig. 3, the supplementary 1g be ng used, however,'1n cOn unct n full ellipticspring; l Fig. 6 is a per 1 fvieu' 'of a modified form of one part oit' the stadying device; ,Fig. 7 is a fragmentary, View, in elevation, of a spring equippec'l with the modification depicted in Fig. ,2 Fig. 8 is a view similar to Fig.2, showinganother modification of the same membe Fig. 9 is a view of another formof theldevice shown in Fig. 8 F1gs.'l0 and 11 -arefront and side elevations, respectively,

of single helical spring equipped with the steadying device; and Figplgis a view or srioois, MIssoURi, assieivon To suPPLEMENTXnv fsjPrR L! seat a "fs'rnapymeinnvxon FOR SUPPLEMENTARY vnmonn-srnines I a: v Specification of Letters Eatent; U

i i f r y} Application filed December 26, 1906.. Serial No. 349,380.

"has particular reference toalp'.

showing one end 'Of the steadyiiig device as modified toruse in connection avithfla single helical spring.

From the vehicle pends the bracket 2, which"braeket'encircles the cross-bolt 3, being inpivot l connection therewith. Said cross-bolt. has the "Iusua'l head 'or shoulder 4 at lone endfthe Opposite end being threaded to receiveflthe man: 1 'He'li cal springs 5 and 6, havingyeyes:turneden their upper ends, through jwhicngeyes bolt =3 passes, are connected as rigidly a'sjpo'ssiblefla't the ends opposite said eyesio the vertioal bolts 8 and 9. Said boltshave e esiotarned thereon at the ends op ositethepoinpoffeonnection with springs 5 and(fiandtby means of said eyes 10, are connected-tocross-bolt 11. A cross-tie 13, having perforations 1 therein through which the lower eiidso'f the bolts 8 and 9 pass,binds saidflbolts"together. ll uts 14 and 15, screwednponfihe' lower ends of bolts 8 and 9, keep helical' spfingsand fi in rigid connection with saidibolt'sj iind, likewise, with the cross-tie 1'31" arrangement, and function "of alldf the aforementioned part'ssa'r more articulit'l of having thehangers 2 01* 'l secured directly to thecros as in said Furmidge patenh jsl I I are placedupon said bolts, i these sleeves that the leafsprin ers are in engagement,

In Fig; 5 a modifiedconstrucit n s shown, in which the supplementary springs','tog with the invention forming the sub'j ec ter of the present'a plication; are ised conjunctionwith a ull'if'elliiid"pi'ing -the 95 top leaves of which are connected "toljthe cross-bol'txll and the botto nf'le'aves to"the life construction,

807 ,612. In the improved coiistrulctlo de- .scribed 'in this applicatidmifhowever,instead f3; spars-gene. andhli,

crjoss-bolt3, but the essential;featunesof the L 111VeI'lt1OI1 remain unchanged. other form's semi-ellipticor ft ll 'e'lliptic springs will readily occur to j the f; of these skilled in the art as aifording suitableoppor} tunity for the useof sugpleinentaryispr ngs equipped with the stea I described. (Moreover, whilet'tli description f helical springs, a single helical'fspriiig-fma fibe used in'plac'e or the pair of springs, tliisinodi-fication being heremafterhiore"fully described.

2 One end of brace'19 is securedto leaf asmuch' as said brace is secured at one end to" I Figs. 8 and 9, where theperforated head 32 spring 12,- while itsop osite endlis bound to cross-tie 13 by means 0 bolt 18, or other suit} able fastening, or, if desired, said brace may be formed integral. with said cross-tie, as shown in Fig; 6. Said brace com rises, preferably, a horizontal part 20, an 0 liquely-ex tendin part21, and a vertical part 22, said vertica part being bifurcated and having the two arms 23 and 24. Through the yoke formed by the arms 23 and-24 the leaf spring easily than could a straight and unyielding member. In addition, a brace so bent admits of a slight degree of resilience, while a straight rod would'have none whatever. In-

the leaf spring 12 and at the other end to bolts- 8 and 9 ,the lower ends of said bolts 8 and 9, towhich it is secured, are kept" constantly at a fixed distance from the leaf spring, and are not permitted to-have any back-and-forth movement with relation to .the leaf spring. Since, moreover, the endof said leaf spring is, by means of cross-bolt 11, in pivotalconnection with the upper ends of said vertical bolts, is obviousthat; bolts 8 and 9 can be fixed and'maintainedatany desired angle with reference to the leaf spring. Normally, said, bolts will-occupy a vertical position, but they will not be pulled-out of perpendicular by any back-and-forth motion of the leaf spring12, forany' such motion will be instantly communicated toboth the each of said 3 isinserted, said perforation being of a diam'eter just sufficient to accommodate said bolt, and',.in the other part of said plate is a rectangular slot 3.0, through which passes thevertical bolt 8. Said slot is of the exact width necessary to allow the bolt 8 to pass .therethrough, but the. length of said slot is' greater than its breadth. Said plate 28,

I therefore, can move back and forth across .60

bolt 8 in the direction of the length of slot 30, but is immovable with relation to bolt 8 in the direction of the breadth thereof. As

bolt 3 passesf'through the perforation 29 in plate 28, tightenin of nut 7 causes plate 28 connection with bolt 3.

be t 8, said brace The plate is set with the lengthwise 5 tion ofslot 30 at right angles to the axis of said bolt 3, and the shorter. direction parallel to said axis, so that said bolt 3 can have no longitudinal motion toward 'or away from bolt 8, though it is permitted to move laterallywith relation thereto. In the positions .shown in the drawings, bolt 3 cannot move either toward the right or the 1eft,Fi

and 7, unless bolt 8 moves simultaneously therewith, while it can move toward he right or left, Fig. 3, independently of .bolt 8,

untilsaid bolt strikes the ends of slot 30 'afhead 32 of said bolt is shown .as having a. perforation 31 therein, through which per; foration bolt 8 is'inserted. When. bolt 3 is.

so constructed, it is allowed practically no play, eitherl'ongitudinally or laterally, with reference to bolt 8, thou h it can move ver tically, in accordance with the compression or expansion ofspring 5 Still another, modification is shown in is swiveled upon the shank of bolt 3, either by having a pin 33 pass through perforations providedtherefor in the head 32 and shank of bolt 3, or the head 32 may havean annular flange 33 which. engages the shoulder 4 of boltf3. The effect secured, however, is practically the s'ame,whether bolt 3'is con} nected to bolt 8 by means of plate 28, or by the constructions shown in'Figs. 2, 8, or 9. l.

the upturned end of the single spring. 5 may be secured directly to the bracket 2, and the \Yhen it is desired to use only a single helical spring instead of a pa r of such springs,

vertical bolt 8 to the leaf-spring '12. I I

10 of the drawings illustrates one'example of connections which may be employed, and

in said figure bolt- 3 is shown as pas'sing through the eye. on the end of bracket 2 and the eyeon the upper end of spring 5 there by-binding said parts together. Bolt 11 may cated and have two arms 34 through, eyeslO similarly-connect leafspring 12' to bolt 8, or 1 the upper end of, said bolt '8 may be bifur-.

in which bolt 11 passes, spring 12 encircling said bolt as in the other forms of the invention. When a sin le springis used, the

brace 19, instead 0 terminating in a plate having two perforationstherethrough, as in Fi 6, has a sin le eye 35 which encircles The supplementary. springs described in in the forms illustrated and described" in said patent, but the purpose of the present,

invention is still to improve them. As great weights are imposed upon these supplemen'-' eing held place by nut tary springs, and as they are subjectedto,

terrific strain when in use, particularly when the vehicle to 'WlllCll they are attached is turning a corner, there IS a tendency on the part'of the leaf spring 12 to pull them out" of shape and unduly to strain same, owing to their fixed, though pivoted, relation to the bracket or hanger 2 by means of bolt 3,

and their capacity for movement when pulled or pushed by the'strainof leaf spring 12-- ,on bolt 11 In this Way, springs unprovided with a steadying device have a tendcncy to turn over, and have been known to do so in practical use. By this is meant that, when a great weight is put upon the leaf spring 12, it exerts a strain upon bolt ll vhich pulls bolts 8 and 9 unduly for aid at their upper ends and presses them unduly backward at'their lowerends, thus distorting helical springs 5 and 6 from their proper shape and from that shape in which they yield the greatest resilience. Moreover, side:

, motion when turning corners results, which 1 strains the entire device laterally. All these objections are obviated by the herein-described invention; It 1S 0bVl0Ll$,l10WeVGI', that when the hereindescribed device is used, bolts 8 and 9 cannot be thus pulledeither unduly forward at one end or pressed ward jolt, instead of pulling the bolts 8 and v 9 out of perpendicular, as would be the case were no steadying device provided, said bolts",

are so connected to'said leafspring that any pull upon said spring is communicated to' both ends of each of the vertical boltsS and 1 9,.both ends ofeach of saidboltsbeing'given inotion to'the same extent-and in thesame direction as said'l'eaf spring 12 is moved.

cases where side-inotion results from the pitching of the vehicle as it rounds at coriier, the tendencyof such motion is to pull the top ends of bolts 8 and 9 toward one. side, and to force the bottom ends of said bolts in a direction opposite to that in which the top ends are moved. lVhe'n the vehicle turns a corner, the, leaf spring 12, being connected'to the axle, is given-a sidepull beforethe vehicle "body is affected, and

thus the top ends of bolts 8 and 9 are jerked to one side by the leaf spring 12.,before the top ends of-the helical springs, which are. connected to the vehicle body by the hanger are moved thereby This tendsto twist, wrench, and distort the helical springs. If, however, the herein-described steadying derice is used, thevert-ica-l bolts and-thef-helical springs encircling same are forc'edto move utility greatly increased.

laterally unison, for the plate or its equivalent, in case the bolt 3 beconstru'cted as in F 2 or 8, instantly communicates any side pull of bolts 8 andt) to bolt 3,. and, consequently, to the helical springs 5 and t) which are secured tosaid bolt3. JBOltsS, and 9 are thus kept,at all times, ina pi'edetermined relation to;bolt 3,iand am fixed, distance'tro'm each of the 'ivinds of the heli;

cal springs, and any tendency toldisto 'tsaid springs by moving said vertical bolts from.

side to side within said, springs is thereby obviated, since said bolts canhave no such motion. I H, By the use of both parts,o f., lthe liereine described steadying device, therefore, it ,is

rendered impossible for the bolts Sand 9.

to be forced from oneside tothe other within the springs by anyi side-swaying of, the yeliicles," since springs and bolts must move in unison, and, moreover, anyundue forward or backward "motion of tl e leaf spring produces the same inotionQat both ends of each 0t tlievertica-l bolts,,bi t cannot jerk one end without similarly atlectiiig the other. The result-is ,tliat," a s therertical bolts cannot be bent back and? fortln or from side to side,withi n the supplementary springs, said springs. do not becoinetivistcd or distorted, and their life s prolonged and Having thus described my saidlinvention, what I claim and desire to secure by, Letters;

1. In a device ofthe character described,v the combination of an auxiliary spring, meansfor attaching same to the vehicle, means for connecting same to tlieflmaiii springgsaid means being inconnect on w1th :oneend.

of said auxiliary/spring, a-nd-ni'eanssecured to sa d second-mentionedmeans ad accent the point of connection thereof with said aux nia-ry spring, said means extending to the body of the main spring.

2. Ina device of the character described,

the combination of an auxiliary spring, means I for attaching one end of same to the vehicle,

means for connecting thejother end; of same to the end of the main spring, 'and 'n'ieaiis for connecting said last-ment oned end of said auxiliaryspring toanother partfofsaid. main spring.

3. In a device of the-character described,

the combination of an auxiliary spring, means for attaching same to the yehicle,a hanger for connecting same to the main spring. said 1 hanger being in pivotal connection with one end ofqsaid main spring, and a connector extending from the body oftlie main-spring 'to a pointofsaid hanger opposite its point. f connection with the main spring means for connecting same to 'the inairt A. In a de'vice of the characterdescribed,, the combination of an auxiliary spring-means. for attaching same to .the vehicle "body, 130

spring, and means engaging said auxiliary spring at a point adjacent that end of said spring which is connected to the vehicle,

said last-mentioned means connecting said end to said second-mentioned means.

5. In a device of the character described, the com bi nation of an auxiliary sprin'g, means for attaching same to;the vehicle, means for connecting same to the main spring, and

means cross-connecting said vehicle-connecting means and said main spring-connecting means.-

6, In a device of the character described,

the combinationof an auxiliary spring,n1eans for'attaching same to the vehicle, means for connecting same to the main spring, and

- means cross-connecting said vehicle-connect- 1ng' means and said main spring-connecting means and holding said first-mentioned means in predetermined relation'to said second-mentioned means. t

'7. In a device of. the character described, the combination of an auxiliary spring, means for attaching same to the vehicle, means for connectingsame to the main spring, and .a

member encircling both of said aforementioned means andkeeping same in predetermined relation to each other.

8. In a device of the character described, the combination of an auxiliary spring,a bolt connected theretofrom which a connection extends to the vehicle, a hanger connecting [said auxiliary spring to the main spring,

and a member secured to said bolt and. engaging said hanger whereby said auxiliary spring-is kept in predetermined relation to said hanger.

'9. In a device of the character described, the .combinatlon of an auxiliary spring, means for attaching same to the vehicle body, means connected at one end to said auxlllary spring and connected at-the end opposite a said first-mentioned end to the main spring,

means extending from a point ad a "at sa1d first-mentioned end'to the main spring, and means secured to said first-mentloned means and engaging said second-mentioned means adjacent the second-mentioned end thereof. 10. In a deviceof the character described,

the combination of a pair of auxiliary springs, means for connectin same to the vehicle body, means for connecting same to the ma1n. spr1n g,.and means intermedlate said first mentioned and said second-men tioned means, and holding same in predetermined relation to each other.

11. In a device of the character described,

the combination of a pair of auxiliary springs, means for attachingsame to the vehicle, means for connecting same to the main spring, and means for holding said last-mentioned means in predetermined relation to said main spring; v

12. In a deviceof the character described,

the combination of a pair of auxiliary 14. In a device of the character described,

springs, means for attaching same to the vehicle, means for connecting same to the I main spring, said means being, at opposite ends, held in predetermined relation to said main spring. and to sa d first-mentioned 13. In a device of the character described,

the combination of a pair of auxiliary springs, means for connecting same to the' vehicle, hangers connecting each auxiliary spring: to the main spring, means connecting the ends of both of, saidhangers to the main spring, and means cross-connecting said vehicle-connecting means to one of"said hangers.

the combination of a main spring a pair of auxiliary springs,.a bolt to which the same are secured, a hanger connecting each of said auxiliary springs to said'mai'nspri'ng, and a member intermediate said bolt and oneof said hangers.

15. In a device of the character described,

the combination of, a pair of auxiliary springs, bolts secured at one end to-sam'e, a

main spring in'connec'tion with the ends opposite said first-mentioned ends, a crosst 1e conne ting said-bolts, and a brace extending from said cross-tie to said main spring.

said perforations.

17 In a device of the character described,

the combination of a pair ofvhelical springs,

bolts secured'to and supporting one end of each,-a main spring in connection with the ends of said bolts opposite the ends thereof secured to said helical springs, and amem ber connecting. said bolts and said main spring, said member being-bifurcatedat the end thereof'which is secured to'the main spring, and beingperforated at the opposite I f end, said tions.

18. In a device of the character described, I the combination of anauxiliary sprln'g, means for attaching one end of same to' the vehicle, means for connecting the other end of sameto the end ofthe main sprlng, and means for connecting sa d second-mentioned end and said second-mentioned means to another part of said main spring.

19. In a device of the character the combination of-, an auxiliary spring, means for attaching same to the vehicle, a hanger for connecting same to the main spring, said hanger being in pivotal relation 'With one end of said main spring and in fixed. relation with another part, thereof.

:20. In a device of the character descr bed,

olts passing through said perforadescribed,

the combination of an auxiliary spring, means for attaching same to the vehicle body, a hanger for connecting same to the main spring, and means engaging said hanger and keeping same ata fixed angle to said main 5 ring.

the combination of a pair of auxiliary springs, means forattaching same to the 10 21. In a eviceof the character described,

vehicle, hangers for connecting same to the main spring and a connector for holding said hangers in predetermined relation to I said main spring.

22. A spring attachment for vehicles, consisting of a hanger pending from the main spring, a minor spring carried by the pendent hanger,-and a rest held by the minor spring for the body hanger of the vehicle, there being aconn'ector for the body of the pendent hanger and the body portion of the main spring.

In testimony whereof I have afiixed my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

NVILLIAM YOUNG.- Withesses:

HUGH K. WAGNER, GLADYS VVALToN. 

